Planning 2012-01-26 CODE AMENDMENTS - STAFF REPORT

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a) A list of schools and parks for the designated drug free zones has to be updated to include the new schools and parks that have been built since the code was adopted. b) Clarification is provided regarding when public notice is required for noise variances. c) Violations section of Title 8 needs to be updated to reference the correct sections. d) Parking limitations on single family lots is included in Title 8. A reference is added to Title 18 Residential Parking Requirements section to cross reference. Also, a discretionary approval process is added for properties that cannot meet the requirement for maximum paved area due to the shape of the lots. 3. The following changes are proposed to the Zoning Code Title 18: a) The definitions section is amended to: i) Building Height definition is amended to include a different method of determining the height on sloping lots. See Attachment B for detailed discussion of single family development standards in LDR zone including building height. Also, Attachment G compares the building heights standards in the neighboring jurisdictions with Tukwila. ii) A definition of tow truck operations is added. iii) Definition of regulated and isolated wetlands is updated to reflect the changes that were adopted as part of the Sensitive Areas code update. b) Family child care homes are regulated by Department of Early Learning and not DSHS. This change is needed in the accessory uses section of all zones that list family child care homes as an accessory use. c) Design Review Thresholds: i) Per the recently adopted Shoreline Master Program design review is required for all projects within the shoreline jurisdiction. This language needs to be added under Chapter 18.60 and the design review section of all zones. ii) Additional clarification is needed for the design review thresholds for non residential development in the Low Density Residential Zone. Specifically, any new non- residential construction or exterior repairs that exceed 25 percent of the building's assessed value should be subject to design review by the Board of Architectural Review and any exterior repairs that are more than 10 percent but less than 25 percent should be subject to administrative design review. Additionally, there is no the criteria for design review in single family zones. The design review criteria for multifamily, hotel, motel development addresses sensitivity to neighborhood building scale; therefore multifamily, hotel, motel criteria should be used for reviewing institutional uses in single family zones. iii) Language is added to provide clarification that if an existing site had gone through design review then any modification within 10 years will be subject to a minor or a major modification of the design review approval. d) Permit application types and procedures: i) TMC 18.104 lists conditional uses as Type 3 permits while 18.44.130 lists shoreline conditional use as Type 4. 1\1) Page 5 of 01'23'2012 Z: ,PC Lasertiche Packet PC Packet 01 -26 -12 ,Planning Commission staff report- 1. doe PC Lasertiche Packet PC Packet 01- 26 -12 Planning Commission staff report-1. docx 7